erik.martino brings us a story about the European Space Agency's successful launch of a new type of cargo ship to resupply the ISS. The first Automated Transport Vehicle (ATV), named after Jules Verne, is the "very first spacecraft in the world designed... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Sun, Mar 09 2008
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| 10 Mar 08 |
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ESA's space truck heads for ISS » the register (uk) Automated Transfer Vehicle is go The European Space Agency's "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle yesterday hitched a lift on a specially-adapted Ariane 5ES rocket from the Guiana Space Centre en route to "re-supply and re-boost" the International... |
| 01 Apr 08 |
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Jules Verne gets intimate with ISS » the register (uk) Successful approach to within 11 metres The European Space Agency's "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle yesterday manoevered itself to within 11 metres of the docking port of the ISS's Russian Zvezda module during a second "demonstration day"... |
| 31 Mar 08 |
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Jules Verne creeps up on ISS » the register (uk) Space truck struts its stuff prior to docking The European Space Agency's "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle is slowly but surely creeping up on the International Space Station prior to a docking scheduled for 3 April.… |
| 03 Apr 08 |
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Jules Verne mates with ISS » the register (uk) ESA hails successful docking The European Space Agency’s "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle this afternoon successfully docked with the International Space Station at 16:45 CEST (14:45 GMT) following a cautious approach monitored by bo... |
| 06 Apr 08 |
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Europe's Automated Cargo Shuttle Docks With Space Station » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "A successful docking of the Automated Transfer Vehicle dubbed 'Jules Verne' occurred earlier this week. The first of its kind, the crewless ship reached orbit and lightly touched up against the international space station on... |
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